Audience

Developers that use Visual Studio Code and want an autocomplete tool

About IntelliSense

IntelliSense is a general term for various code editing features including: code completion, parameter info, quick info, and member lists. IntelliSense features are sometimes called by other names such as "code completion", "content assist", and "code hinting." Visual Studio Code IntelliSense is provided for JavaScript, TypeScript, JSON, HTML, CSS, SCSS, and Less out of the box. VS Code supports word based completions for any programming language but can also be configured to have richer IntelliSense by installing a language extension. VS Code IntelliSense features are powered by a language service. A language service provides intelligent code completions based on language semantics and an analysis of your source code. If a language service knows possible completions, the IntelliSense suggestions will pop up as you type. If you continue typing characters, the list of members (variables, methods, etc.) is filtered to only include members containing your typed characters.

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Overall 4.0 / 5
ease 5.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 1.0 / 5
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Company Information

Microsoft
Founded: 1975
United States
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IntelliSense Frequently Asked Questions

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IntelliSense Verified User Reviews

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  • Broockly L.
    Software Engineer
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: Administrator
    Company Size: 20,000 or More
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    "Average"

    Posted 2023-02-09

    Pros: It's very helpful for starters or some other Visual Studio Code users and it's reliable plus it's free of charge.

    Cons: It can result in being very slow with complex programming languages such as C languages but it's good for Python.

    Overall: It's very flawless and beginner friendly plus, it is there by default with no need of further update.

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